Weather gadget not working- Cannot connect to service

Anonymous
2013-01-14T14:07:43+00:00

original title: Weather gadget not working !!

I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - bit and my weather gadget is not working, it is displaying a message "Cannot connect to service .

I have also tried by turning off firewall and antivirus but it still don't works for me .

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Anonymous
2013-01-15T09:19:57+00:00

Update:

Microsoft has DISABLED the weather and currency gadgets via a recent Security Update, due to concerns over the vulnerability associated with these gadgets running on your computer. You can read more about it here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2719662 . Adjusting your computer's settings and all these other "suggestions" people are making, will NOT work. The function has been REMOVED from the operating system. It has also been removed from the Windows 8 operating system. There are "theorists" that either agree that there is a security issue within the gadgets or Microsoft just does not want to support gadgets (usually third party software) and thus, has disabled them in Windows 7 and eliminated them in Windows 8.

Thanks to DaveNYC for the Info. Spread the word because many people are facing this problem just like you.

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Anonymous
2015-05-29T15:03:04+00:00

To all having this problem, the following worked for me:

After eading all kind of solutions, I changed the config.xml file according instructions and then I got connected but only to my own location (in my case Amsterdam). Tried everything else, no results, till I only give the exact zip code for the place I like to see the weather in the search menu and guess it worked, then I did the same on my computer in Greece (via teamviewer) and there it worked as well.

I hope it will help you as good as it did for me.

Ron

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-27T17:48:55+00:00

    In Actual Reality, the weather widget can be fixed quite simply by doing this:

    1. Remove the Gadget from your desktop
    2. Press Win+R or open the "Run" dialog
    3. Paste in this "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\Services\Cache" Press enter
    4. Right click "Config.xml" and click "Edit" then File->Save
    5. Close "Config.xml" wait about 10 seconds
    6. Add the widget back to your desktop. You may need to reset your location from the widget's settings

    Props to Kot86 for the solution.

    http://forums.techguy.org/windows-7/1142347-win-7-weather-desktop-gadget.html

    I just reposted it here in an easy to read format because this is the first place that came up on my google search

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-27T19:09:25+00:00

    In Actual Reality, the weather widget can be fixed quite simply by doing this:

    1. Remove the Gadget from your desktop
    2. Press Win+R or open the "Run" dialog
    3. Paste in this "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\Services\Cache" Press enter
    4. Right click "Config.xml" and click "Edit" then File->Save
    5. Close "Config.xml" wait about 10 seconds
    6. Add the widget back to your desktop. You may need to reset your location from the widget's settings

    Props to Kot86 for the solution.

    http://forums.techguy.org/windows-7/1142347-win-7-weather-desktop-gadget.html

    I just reposted it here in an easy to read format because this is the first place that came up on my google search

    I guess you couldn't read any posts before yours where this exact fix has been posted.  Numerous times.  Then you also would have read that if this "fix" is done eventually the gadget will stop working again.  So it is not a permanent fix.  More permanent fixes have been posted as well.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-27T19:38:58+00:00

    I guess you couldn't read any posts before yours where this exact fix has been posted.  Numerous times.  Then you also would have read that if this "fix" is done eventually the gadget will stop working again.  So it is not a permanent fix.  More permanent fixes have been posted as well.

    Yes, sigh .... one wish people could REEEAD before posting nonsense!

    Some days ago I posted a 'fix' here:

    "This morning I simply changed the Date on the config.xml, to 2017, and then set the Attribute READ ONLY on the file, and it's still working ..."

    My Weather Gadget is still working after that 'fix' ...

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